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Outlook 2024: A Turning Point, released in December 2023, featured our perspective on how stocks might respond to turning points in inflation and monetary policy. ...
With stock valuations elevated after such a strong first half, earnings growth will be key to holding, or potentially building on these gains. ...
With a Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting, a Bank of Japan (BOJ) meeting, two very important inflation reports, and nearly $120 billion of new Treasury securities auctioned-last week was quite the week for markets. ...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent history in the national elections was muted at best. ...
To say May was an eventful month for the market is an understatement. ...
The first quarter earnings season is largely in the books, and it was excellent. ...
The post-pandemic economy is treating people very differently, creating a headache for central bankers. ...
It continues to be a challenging environment for a lot of fixed income markets, especially higher quality markets. ...
Last week was a pivotal one for markets, with the S&P 500 coming off of a 3% weekly decline the week before. ...
Last week was a pivotal one for markets, with the S&P 500 coming off of a 3% weekly decline the week before. ...
Volatility has come back into the market as the narrative shifted toward a higher-for-longer monetary policy backdrop. ...
As the first quarter earnings season kicked off on April 12, expectations for the energy sector were decidedly negative. ...
First quarter earnings season kicks off this week with several big banks reporting this Friday, including sector bellwether JPMorgan Chase (JPM). ...
The initial public offering (IPO) market allows institutional investors to incorporate the macroeconomic landscape with individual corporate earnings data-and future earnings forecasts-to ascertain a share price that will hold up to analyst and media scrutiny coupled with overall market dynamics. ...
The difference between strategic and tactical investment time horizons can be likened to the ebb and flow of tidal patterns in the oceans. ...
It seems like we just can't stop talking about central banks. ...
Bullion broke new ground last week after rallying to a record high. ...
Fourth quarter earnings season is winding down with only about a dozen companies in the S&P 500 left to report. ...
After a brief lull in 2023, buyback activity appears to be back this year. ...
As the Federal Reserve (Fed) continues with its Quantitative Tightening (QT) program, questions abound regarding the Treasury Department's expanding funding needs. ...